The 2nd OCTF on next August in Shenzhen: Organizing Committee highlights “OCTF+” Platform at the first joint conference

News时间：2015-12-16 10:30:00 阅读：

In a recent joint conference launched byShenzhen Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, Shenzhen Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese and Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Think Tank Institute, the preparation of the 2nd Overseas Chinese Trade Fair (referredto as “OCTF”)is on the agenda. “OCTF shall be aligned with and at the service of ‘One Belt, One Road’ strategy and the bridgehead strategy of Shenzhen Development; based on the success of the first conference, we should further explore the resources and networks of overseas Chinese to improve exhibition quality next year”, expressed by Ma Yongzhi, vice director of Shenzhen United Front Work Development and chairman of Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Affairs Office. The 2nd OCTF will be held at Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center on August 13-15, 2016.

“Since the success of the 1st OCTF its potentials as an exhibition platform have gradually come to the stage. We need to organize the 2nd OCTF, but first we need to design a blueprint, prepare an early plan and focus on details; our goal is to serve the needs of customers, and to ensure the matching with government departments and the projects for further improving exhibition quality. Overseas Chinese Affairs Office and Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese can further mobilize the overseas Chinese resources and make a full use of position-induced advantages to provide better services for the 2nd OCTF”, said by Ma Zhiyong.

Last August, the 1st OCTF was successfully held atShenzhen through the collaborations between Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Think Tank and more than 200 overseas Chinese organizations and Chambers of Commerce. Exceeding 5,000 exhibiting projects were brought to the stage of OCTF by 250+ overseas exhibitors from 28 countries and regions and 329 domestic exhibitors from 74 Chinese cities. The number of overseas exhibitors and overseas exhibiting projects occupied 45% and 54% of the total respectively. As a highly international exhibition in Shenzhen, OCTF blazes a new trail to attracting overseas investment, promoting trade and introducing domestic projects to “go out”. Meanwhile, it motivates the overseas Chinese businessmen to be engaged in “One Belt, One Road” strategy and the construction of Shenzhen economy and plays a pivotal role in releasing the commercial potentials of overseas Chinese communities. The OCTF has achieved great success and received public attention worldwide, and its platform is highly recognized as well.

“The 2nd OCTF will take further step to focus on the national strategies of ‘One Belt, One Road’ and ‘Pilot Free Trade Zone’, as well as the emerging hotspots such as ‘Internet +’ and ‘Cross-border E-commerce’. We need to emphasize the function and positioning of OCTF, and build up a “never-ending international industry trading platform”. The preparation of 2nd OCTF is currently in full motion. According to our schedule, the overseas exhibitors’ recruitment will be finished by the end of next May and all OCTF recruitments will end at the end of June. The 2nd OCTF will take place at Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center on August 13-15, together with a series of events such as the 3rd Overseas Chinese Business Summit”, said by Zheng Hanming, the director-general of Shenzhen Overseas Think Tank Institute.

In addition, the Overseas Chinese Think Tank is planing to build up two platforms-- “OCTF+ International Industry Trading & Service Platform” and “OCTF+ Foreign Trading & Cooperation Platform”, to ensure that comprehensive and all-directional services for online & offline business trading are provided and thus a “never-ending” OCTF can be achieved. Thanks to the joint efforts made by the Think Tank and numbers of international exchange subcenters, three experience showrooms of cross-border E-commerce are ready to be launched at Shenzhen Futian Central District, Bao’an Central District and Qianhai Dachan Bay. Especially, the O2O experience showroom at Qianhai Dachan Bay are going to open on next June with the construction area of 20,000m2.